Michael Avenatti falsely accused Judge [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of targeting women for gang [[rape]] with [[alcohol]] and [[drug]]s.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-brett-kavanaugh-gang-rape-avenatti-20180923-story.html</ref>
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Michael Avenatti accused Judge [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of targeting women for gang [[rape]] with [[alcohol]] and [[drug]]s.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dn0mJm8WsAAX2kI.jpg</ref> Avenatti publicly announced he was in contact with an anonymous accuser.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-brett-kavanaugh-gang-rape-avenatti-20180923-story.html</ref> A woman phoned him claiming she was 51 years old and was victimized by Kavanaugh and Kavanaugh's friend. She gave Avenatti a phone number of another male who then confirmed all the allegations. Avenatti promised to bring forward the accuser before the Thursday hearing. The story was repeated by [[ABC News]], [[CBS News]], [[PBS]], [[USA Today]] and other mainstream outlets.
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Avenatti called the alleged accuser back 10 times. He asked her to go on ''Anderson Cooper 360''. She was reticent. He then offered her $20,000 for a one-on-one interview with Poppy Harlow of [[CNN]].
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The night before the hearing, Avenatti was exposed to have been [[hoax]]ed by two [[troll]]s on [[4ch]] using burner phones.<ref>https://amp.dailydot.com/layer8/michael-avenatti-4chan-prank-claim/</ref>